Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action

Resolution number:

1

June 2016

Whereas:

Newcomers to Canada like all Canadian residents are treaty peoples;

The federal, provincial and territorial governments have a responsibility to make newcomers aware of treaties and the history of residential schools, and support their full participation as treaty peoples;

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada issued 94 Calls to Action to federal, provincial, territorial and Aboriginal governments in its final report in December;

TRC Calls to Action #93 and #94 specifically charge the federal government with providing a “more inclusive history of diverse Aboriginal peoples in Canada, including information about the Treaties and history of residential schools” and revising the Citizenship Oath to include swearing to “faithfully observe the laws of Canada including Treaties with Indigenous Peoples”;

Therefore be it resolved:

that the CCR:

Call on federal, provincial and territorial governments to:

Move quickly to allow newcomers to understand and affirm the treaty relationship by implementing Calls to Action #93 and #94;

Develop strategies in consultation with Aboriginal governments to ensure their implementation, and provide resources‎;

Call on federal, provincial, territorial and Aboriginal governments to implement in a timely manner all the other TRC Calls to Action